Martyr Quotes

233 Martyr quotes by 190 unique authors

A pastor friend of mine said, "Our problem is that we no longer have martyrs. We only have celebrities. — Shane Claiborne
Saints and martyrs had never interested Maggie so much as sages and poets. — George Eliot
Being a martyr is highly overrated. — Patricia Briggs
Ah cher ami, how poor in invention men are! They are They always think one commits suicide for a reason. But it's quite possible to… — Albert Camus
All spiritual journeys are martyrdoms — Jean Cocteau
It was easy enough to kill yourself in a fit of despair. It was easy enough to play the martyr. It was harder to do… — Erica Jong
She could never be a saint, but she thought she could be a martyr if they killed her quick. — Flannery O'Connor
I'm planning, you see, to try to confine myself to the truth. That's hard for an old, inveterate fantasy martyr and liar who has never… — Ingmar Bergman
We made mad love shadow love random love and abandoned love. Accidentally like a martyr. The hurt gets worse, and the heart gets harder. — Warren Zevon
I cannot exist without you - I am forgetful of every thing but seeing you again - my Life seems to stop there - I… — John Keats
All of us have a secret desire to be seen as saints, heroes, martyrs. We are afraid to be children, to be ourselves. — Jean Vanier
A man must be prepared not only to be a martyr, but to be a fool. It is absurd to say that a man is… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Why does any martyr cooperate with his judases?...We see a game beyond the endgame...As Seneca warned Nero: No matter how many of us you kill,… — David Mitchell
Happiness consists not of having, but of being; not of possessing, but of enjoying. It is a warm glow of the heart at peace with… — David O. McKay
You think I should be as forgiving as you are? We can’t all be saints and martyrs. — Stephenie Meyer
The world has become sad because a puppet was once melancholy. The nihilist, that strange martyr who has no faith, who goes to the stake… — Oscar Wilde
Heroes who shed their blood and lost their lives! You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There… — Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
In all times, and all countries especially in those countries which are divided within by religious faith, there are always fanatics who will be well… — Alexandre Dumas
You have eternity in which to explain and only one night to be a martyr in the amphitheater Get out, darling, and let me see… — Margaret Mitchell
Adolf Hitler was a Jeanne d'Arc, a saint. He was a martyr. Like many martyrs, he held extreme views. — Ezra Pound
Rhianna flashed Rose a small smile. "Sometimes I have a chip on my shoulder. You know, the woe-is-me-I'm-such-a-martyr complex. — Christine Feehan
Exactly. You can shoulder all the blame and become a martyr. Provided anyone knows what or who you're martyring for. Or you can accept that… — Maria V. Snyder
He was right – she was beating herself up about hurting his feelings. The girl was a classic martyr. She’d totally been born in the… — Stephenie Meyer
Ease off the martyr throttle. — Jim Butcher
It's so graceless, being a martyr. It's honoring your adversaries too much. — Ayn Rand

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